New problem with my '97 M3

[m3f_RitC3-M3]

My '97 M3 climate control has been going on and off by itself without warning or reason. Has any else with a 3-series had this problem before? Any ideas (without taking a second mortgage for the BMW dealer). The AC blows ice cold when it decides to work. It goes off from anywhere between thirty seconds to ten minutes. Thanks.

Rit

[m3f_RANGEROVER_7b960e334d]

mine was doing something similair. it went completely out and the a/c fan would continue to run. it's actually a capacitor in the back of the unit. i managed to fix it with parts from radio shack. it took a 35 volt capacitor. there is a guy on ebay that will fix it for you for 49.95. don't take it to bmw. they will want to replace the entire unit. check later posts. there is a link that has full detailed instructions on how to do the fix yourself.

[m3f_Ty Vil_fe6451789c]

There's a thread on bimmerforums about this and how to fix it.